Tour of Britain - 11th to 18th September - Race Thread

[Andy99]

...and to make fun of their amateur event!

Believe me, if you had any idea how much traffic there is on our roads, and how *** the majority of the people driving are, in particular with regard to their perception of cycling as a sport - the organisation required to achieve a safe passage for the race, is far far from amateur!

http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_pdf/race_manual_2010.zip

 

[salixcycling]

Believe me, if you had any idea how much traffic there is on our roads, and how *** the majority of the people driving are, in particular with regard to their perception of cycling as a sport - the organisation required to achieve a safe passage for the race, is far far from amateur!

http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_pdf/race_manual_2010.zip

+1

Put people in a car here and they think cyclists should simply not be allowed to exist, so arranging a large scale cycling event is probably quite difficult.

Where they go is all down to money, just as it is in the GTs

 

[Anonymous]

+1

Put people in a car here and they think cyclists should simply not be allowed to exist, so arranging a large scale cycling event is probably quite difficult.

Where they go is all down to money, just as it is in the GTs

Hence why there are two devon stages again this year, for the third year in a row. And exeter gets a round of the tour series. Exeter city council and devon county council are probably the most cycling freindly and helpful councils in the country. (and they also have the money, exeter gets cycling funding from government). Stoke on trent is another that has resources for cycling and backs it up with races.

 

[The Hitch]

Believe me, if you had any idea how much traffic there is on our roads, and how *** the majority of the people driving are, in particular with regard to their perception of cycling as a sport - the organisation required to achieve a safe passage for the race, is far far from amateur!

+1

Put people in a car here and they think cyclists should simply not be allowed to exist, so arranging a large scale cycling event is probably quite difficult.

Exactly.
The attitude to cyclists in this country is a joke. Ive had drivers try to run me over when i make a right turn into a side road (after signaling 3 times). They are perplexed by the idea of a cyclist on the right side. WHy is he doing all those movements with his right arm Soultion: run him over.

What we need is to be allowed to cycle on the pavements. Atm its a £30 fine for doing so. I dont buy this "they will cycle too fast and run people over" crap. If some cycle fast then give them the £30 fine ffs

Most of us just want to prolong our lives in a country cyclist mortality rates are very high.

 

[galaxy1]

allowed to cycle on the pavement?
cue white van man "get off the road, you should be on the pavement mate"

 

[al_pacino]

TBH its not the cars you'll have to worry about on the stage over Dartmoor but the rather stuborn sheep that are quite happy lying on the roads.

 

[The Hitch]

allowed to cycle on the pavement?
cue white van man "get off the road, you should be on the pavement mate"

They do this anyway.

 

[Anonymous]

TBH its not the cars you'll have to worry about on the stage over Dartmoor but the rather stuborn sheep that are quite happy lying on the roads.

and ponies

 

[eireman]

Arrived Lancs some tough terrian ahead.
Route looks good plenty of variation.
Going be a lot of driving.
Any TV coverage of cycling in GB and Ireland is good.
HTC looks very, very strong.
Enjoying seeing green on Sky

 

[Mellow Velo]

OK guys, we have hit the big time.
The Italians are showing the race!
Rai Sport has highlights, each evening, from Sunday.
http://www.rai.it/dl/portale/GuidaProgrammi.html
California eat your heart out!

 

[Anonymous]

OK guys, we have hit the big time.
The Italians are showing the race!
Rai Sport has highlights, each evening, from Sunday.
http://www.rai.it/dl/portale/GuidaProgrammi.html
California eat your heart out!

thank you... that also means there will be highlights on youtube.. itv are on the list of people that claim copyright infringement (along with eurosport).. rai dont seem to care.

 

[Njbb1995]

Any live video coverage?

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

Break is clear. Stephen Gallagher (Sigma Sport), Wout Poels (Vaconsoleil) and Richie Porte (Saxo Bank). They lead the peloton by 1m. Matt Brammier (An-Post) somewhere between the break and the peloton.

There'll be no result for the 1st sprint because the rain jeckets meant they could pick out the riders.

 

[Anonymous]

Any live video coverage?

nope.. highlights only between 7pm and 8pm uk time. should be viewable on the itv(4) website.
right, im outta this thread till 8pm..

 

[Pharazon]

wow.. vaconsoleil in a break... that NEVER happens

 

[Pharazon]

Bellis has abandoned already...

he's never going to get back to how he was... such a shame

 

[roundabout]

This is the longest last km in cycling. The suspense is killing me.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Amazing, the Twitter ticker dies with 500 metres to go and there is NO word anywhere about the out come of the race.......

Susan

 

[Faserr]

All I know is that Greipel punctured 5k from the finish and that twitter sucks

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

All I know is that ....twitter sucks

You only learned that today?

Susan

 

[Faserr]

no, all the other twitter tickers I followed were also really bad.

 

[roundabout]

time to call the carrier pigeons

 

[sublimit]

Somebody make a guess.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Does Susan have to report on this race? Poor you if so!

 

[Faserr]

Somebody make a guess.

Greipel